Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
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Understanding Techniques in Constructing Life Tables
Aminul Islam, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Md. Rahidul Islam, Md. Shariful Islam, Md. Nuruzzaman Khan, Md. Nazrul Hoque and Md. Mahedi Hasan
Page: 37-41 | Received 21 Sep 2022, Published online: 21 Sep 2022
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Abstract
A life table is one of the most influential discoveries in demography which is primarily used to express the pattern of human mortality. Among the various uses, it plays an imperative role for analysis of mortality, population projection, life expectancy design and to determine key factors responsible for the highest mortality within the population. Public health employees, demographers, actuaries and many others use life tables for innumerable purposes. Life table can be constructed for a country or an area on the basis of various demographic characteristics including sex, occupation, race and so on. It can be classified according to reference year of the table, age detail and a number of factors comprehended by the table. The purpose of this study is to introduce life table including its various types and construction procedures.
How to cite this article:
Aminul Islam, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Md. Rahidul Islam, Md. Shariful Islam, Md. Nuruzzaman Khan, Md. Nazrul Hoque and Md. Mahedi Hasan. Understanding Techniques in Constructing Life Tables.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/pjssci.2020.37.41
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